tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post1910154700015161826..comments2024-03-29T02:41:52.718-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Testing - Big News Throughout the CountryMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-59840566655786696322015-02-20T05:22:07.020-08:002015-02-20T05:22:07.020-08:00View my Blog: http://gamebw.blogspot.com.
Thanks!View my Blog: http://gamebw.blogspot.com.<br />Thanks!Tool Auto MMOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17213504993840323893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-83171698575534549972015-02-15T17:52:54.951-08:002015-02-15T17:52:54.951-08:00I think the digital notepad is a built-in feature ...I think the digital notepad is a built-in feature of the test. Not a terribly useful one on the pilot I played with last year, but it technically exists.<br /><br />Glad I leftAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-58015638974399638512015-02-15T09:25:34.933-08:002015-02-15T09:25:34.933-08:00Now that's a really dumb idea. Norm referencin...Now that's a really dumb idea. Norm referencing. Instead of basing testing on content eg, criteria... we'll just base it on "norms", eg, what everyone else does. Then, the only thing we need to do is decide how many we want to fail. <br /><br />Stupid. And wrong. Still gamable. <br /><br />ReaderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-64175866199921105782015-02-14T19:35:06.682-08:002015-02-14T19:35:06.682-08:00I think Jay Greene has this one correct.... What...I think Jay Greene has this one correct.... What is needed is a nationally normed test ... not a criterion referenced test.<br /><br />Dump PARCC and Dump SBAC for something more useful and way cheaper.<br /><br /><a href="http://jaypgreene.com/2015/02/14/arkansas-should-drop-parcc-for-an-nrt-next-year/" rel="nofollow"> DUMP Criterion Referenced tests for a National Normed Referenced test</a><br /><br />Lets stop gaming the system an save money as well.dan dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15536720661510933983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-90433179828005556012015-02-14T15:27:18.377-08:002015-02-14T15:27:18.377-08:00"A set of universal accessibility tools—such ..."A set of universal accessibility tools—such as a digital notepad and scratch paper—will be available to all students. <br />Designated supports—like a translated pop-up glossary—will be made available to students for whom a need has been identified by school personnel familiar with each student’s needs and testing resources. "<br /><br />Writing and copying has been used as part of the learning process. How will technology impact brain development? Call me old fashioned, but I still like the benefits of pencil and paper.Sighnoreply@blogger.com